Chang crowned Miss Chinatown

Chang, 23, daughter of Richard and Annette Chang, works as a YWCA member services representative, helping with economic advancement and youth programs. She plans work toward master's degrees in business administration and global leadership and sustainable development.

She will represent Hawaii in the 2008 Miss Chinatown USA pageant in San Francisco in February and receives a $13,000 scholarship from Hawaii Pacific University.

Workshop explores sandplay therapy

Learn the basics of sandplay therapy at a workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Church, 2500 Pali Highway.

The workshop, conducted by Sandplay Therapists of Hawaii, will be led by Dr. Rina Porat, a psychologist and president of the Israeli Sandplay Therapists Association.

Sandplay is a nonverbal form of psychotherapy that involves creating images with sand. Porat will lecture on the impact of external sociopolitical events on the human psyche, through the images.

Cost is $25 advance, $30 at the door. To register, call Diana Chee, 732-8184. For information on sandplay, visit www.sandplay.org/about_sandplay.htm.

'Lion King' cast to give free show

If you didn't get enough of Disney's "The Lion King" when you saw it on stage -- or if you just can't afford tickets -- catch a free show by the cast at 4 p.m. tomorrow on the Waikiki Beach Walk Fountain Stage.

A 30-minute performance will include selections from the musical, which continues through Dec. 9 at Blaisdell Concert Hall. Afterward, the cast will sign autographs.

Ziggy Marley to perform on Maui and Oahu

Tickets for the Maui show go on sale Saturday at $29. Call (808) 242-7469 or visit mauiarts.org.

Tickets for the Oahu concert go on sale Monday. Until Nov. 16, general admission tickets will be $15 -- going up to $20 until Nov. 30, $25 until Dec. 8 and $30 at the door. They'll be available at Hawaiian Island Creations stores and online at presaleticketsonline.com.